Sure, lots of writers are releasing script books these days. But I'm not writing half Marvel's catalogue yet, so you'll have to make do with one page until I am.

This is Page 10 from ShadowHawk #7, with art by Ted Wing III, lettered by Jim Keplinger. My original script for this page follows.

Just thought those who don't get to see it very often would be interested in seeing how an artist translates a script. Hope you dig it.



PAGE TEN - (5 Panels)

PANEL 1 - EXT. NY JAILHOUSE - NIGHT
Luke Hatfield, Jr. (better known as Hawk's Shadow) is leaving through a locked gate of a NY jail house. A guard stands watch at a small guard station just inside the gate. This is in the city, so it's not a prison. It's just a tiny inner-city jail. Luke is wearing a business suit and walks with assured confidence. His lawyer Martin - a gentleman of 50 with dark hair and a few early wrinkles, and also wearing a suit - greets him outside a limousine.

LAWYER
Hello, Luke. I see you're none the worse for wear.

LUKE
Interestingly enough, I'm somewhat of a cult hero behind bars. I was treated like royalty.

PANEL 2
The two shake hands.

LAWYER
Yeah well, I told you without that ShadowHawk person to testify, I'd get the charges against you dropped.

LUKE
I don't pay you nearly enough, Martin.

LAWYER
I won't argue that.

PANEL 3
Angle. They're walking toward the limo.

LAWYER
Apparently, your reputation on the outside hasn't suffered any lasting effects either.

LAWYER
Stocks have risen sharply, and we're getting calls from all the major talk shows looking for an interview with "Hawk's Shadow."

LUKE
Set them up. Once Nocturn delivers the impostor's identity, there'll be no better place to expose ShadowHawk for the fraud he is than national television.

PANEL 4
They stop outside the limo as the lawyer opens the back door for Luke.

LAWYER
I'll have an itinerary for you by noon tomorrow.


NOCTURN (off)
You may want to cross that off the agenda.

PANEL 5
On Nocturn, perched on top of the limo. He's slick and quiet. He got there without Luke or his lawyer hearing him. The lawyer is in the foreground, frightened out of his wits.

NOCTURN
Disappear, "Martin."


ShadowHawk #7 is due out sometime in November.


Scott Wherle
Writer

A Steven Griffin HAWAIIAN DICK teaser (click it!):

Here's a peek from issue #2, which comes out in January. Thought it would be cool to see the process from pencils (Josh Medors of Fused), to inks (Ryan Wynn of Hunter-Killer), to colors (Jay Fotos of Spawn). And the story rocks, too!

So as a few people have been asking what my next project is (following last month's LONG HOT SUMMER), I thought I'd share a couple of the teaser pieces I've been working on.





That would be Laura and Dave, the two main characters in SUBURBAN GLAMOUR. It's going to be a graphic novel of around 150 pages, and I hope to have it finished by early next year.

More art later in the week.

Here's a few Concepts for Aqua Leung which I'm working on with Paul Maybury and soon to be a major comic event. Aqua is the story of a young moody looking kid, with a big destiny, to be the Napoleon of the 7 Seas! RULE! DIVIDE!! CONQUER!!! UNITE THE 7 SEAS AS ONE!!! HAIL KING AQUA!!! My Goal with this Blog over the next year will be to show you a process, share my love of comic books and the medium and what I think it's capable of, and to keep you engaged, in a fireside chat type manner, rather to pimp and simply show you advertisements for things, but there will probably be some of that too. So look forward to a Comic Education Smith style.

By popular demand, I've added an RSS Feed for the blog. The link will be permanently located under the Archive at the bottom of the page.

in honor of the new blog, here's a peek at some remixed pages from the NYC MECH: LET'S ELECTRIFY TPB, which was released last week and by all indications is consistently selling out in every major city we've gotten reports from...







AND! a preview of november's upcoming NYC MECH: BETA LOVE #4

I've finally had time to put together the Mora trade solicit. I really like this cover it reminds me of old Italian Film Posters or something. Anyway the trade will have new black and white insert covers, sketches, page process step by step, story notes a lot of good stuff. I want it to be very nice. Right now I'm very busy working on Sea of Red, writing the next chapters in Mora's life as well as some very strange short stories I plan on doing.

So, Fear Agent #1 hit the shelves today, which had me pretty amped. I think the team really knocked it out of the park, and seeing it printed in my hands really is a sweet tingly sensation that never wears down with repetition for me. And in celebration, i thought i'd post up the new cover for Fear Agent #5!

ZZZZZAP.


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